Bill Buckner
1969–1990 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS
2,517G
.289AVG
.321OBP
.408SLG
2,715H
174HR
1,208RBI
183SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,517 | 10,037 | 9,397 | 1,077 | 2,715 | 498 | 49 | 174 | 1,208 | 450 | 453 | 183 | 73 | 42 | 97 | 3,833 | .289 | .321 | .408 | .729 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1986-09-07 to 1986-09-28
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1979-05-17 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1982-08-09 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-05-03 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1270 | 4996 | 1385 | 83 | 635 | 231 | 222 | .297 | .323 | .416 |
| Away | 1247 | 5041 | 1330 | 91 | 573 | 219 | 231 | .281 | .307 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 321 | 1232 | 298 | 15 | 124 | 54 | 57 | .256 | .286 | .354 |
| May | 429 | 1713 | 461 | 27 | 199 | 79 | 67 | .288 | .315 | .406 |
| June | 404 | 1616 | 416 | 27 | 189 | 85 | 72 | .280 | .310 | .392 |
| July | 423 | 1695 | 459 | 28 | 203 | 63 | 72 | .286 | .308 | .399 |
| August | 466 | 1932 | 552 | 42 | 244 | 92 | 93 | .305 | .333 | .431 |
| September | 437 | 1692 | 483 | 31 | 221 | 70 | 84 | .304 | .327 | .442 |
| October | 37 | 157 | 46 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 8 | .311 | .338 | .466 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 173 | 716 | 196 | 18 | 103 | 34 | 31 | .291 | .321 | .421 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 173 | 693 | 172 | 10 | 76 | 31 | 32 | .267 | .293 | .378 |
| san-francisco-giants | 165 | 688 | 203 | 14 | 80 | 21 | 19 | .309 | .326 | .445 |
| montreal-expos | 165 | 642 | 178 | 11 | 73 | 27 | 29 | .296 | .319 | .438 |
| cincinnati-reds | 164 | 648 | 159 | 11 | 57 | 30 | 25 | .263 | .292 | .392 |
| new-york-mets | 156 | 650 | 168 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 24 | .282 | .328 | .364 |
| san-diego-padres | 154 | 623 | 161 | 6 | 68 | 24 | 23 | .273 | .297 | .361 |
| houston-astros | 153 | 625 | 158 | 7 | 64 | 32 | 28 | .272 | .304 | .372 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1970 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 68 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1971 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 358 | 99 | 5 | 41 | 4 | .277 | – | – |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 105 | 383 | 122 | 5 | 37 | 10 | .319 | – | – |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 140 | 575 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 12 | .275 | – | – |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 145 | 580 | 182 | 7 | 58 | 31 | .314 | – | – |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 288 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 8 | .243 | – | – |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 642 | 193 | 7 | 60 | 28 | .301 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Chicago Cubs | 122 | 426 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 7 | .284 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 446 | 144 | 5 | 74 | 7 | .323 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 591 | 168 | 14 | 66 | 9 | .284 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 578 | 187 | 10 | 68 | 1 | .324 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago Cubs | 106 | 421 | 131 | 10 | 75 | 5 | .311 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 657 | 201 | 15 | 105 | 15 | .306 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 626 | 175 | 16 | 66 | 12 | .280 | – | – |
| 1984 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs | 135 | 482 | 131 | 11 | 69 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Boston Red Sox | 162 | 673 | 201 | 16 | 110 | 18 | .299 | – | – |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 629 | 168 | 18 | 102 | 6 | .267 | – | – |
| 1987 | Boston Red Sox, California Angels | 132 | 469 | 134 | 5 | 74 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1988 | California Angels, Kansas City Royals | 108 | 285 | 71 | 3 | 43 | 5 | .249 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Kansas City Royals | 79 | 176 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .216 | – | – |
| 1990 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .186 | – | – |